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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Staycations in Swansea & penthouses in Santa Monica: where the politicians go on holiday

Summer breaks are fraught affairs for Westminster’s finest. Robbie Griffiths has the lowdown

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage criticises Keir Starmer's Right to Switch Off plan

The Reform leader says working late into the evening is key to success

Evening Standard

Labour will not scrap two-child benefit cap in October, senior figure warns

Senior Labour figure Torsten Bell predicted the measure would not be repealed in the 30 October statement

The Independent UK

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There is a serious problem at 10 Downing Street, but it isn’t Sue Gray v Morgan McSweeney

The rumbles of discord in No 10 matter, but they’re a sign of a creaking system rather than a destructive rivalry, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

London mayor Sadiq Khan hints at Brexit disconnect with Keir Starmer

Mayor of London suggests UK could rejoin the EU in ‘medium to long term’

The Independent UK

UN torture tsar calls on Starmer to review sentences of IPP prisoners trapped indefinitely behind bars

Dr Alice Jill Edwards says cases raised by The Independent highlight need for ‘urgent’ action to end ‘terrible indictment’ on UK justice system

The Independent UK

OPINION - Keir Starmer's squad are at the Democratic National Convention in force — and this is why

The baggage carousels at O’Hare airport for flights from the UK this week had some intriguing folk waiting for luggage. The Democratic Party’s farewell to Joe Biden as president and coronation of Kamala Harris as candidate in Chicago has attracted key Labour figures observing the transition. Jonathan Ashworth, the former…

Evening Standard

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King Charles III Visits UK Town Where Child Stabbings Sparked Riots

King Charles III on Tuesday visited the town in northwest England where a devastating knife attack that killed three young girls sparked nationwide anti-immigration riots.

International Business Times

UK government set to back working from home to boost productivity

Working from home could boost falling producitivty, especially if workers have the right to switch off, says PM.

TechRadar

Starmer highlights green measures on Welsh visit and attacks Tories’ ‘incoherent’ energy policies – as it happened

PM pushes plans to make Britain an ‘energy superpower’ and makes first official visit with new Welsh first minister, Eluned Morgan

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves Exposed For Using Taxpayer Funds To Pay Bills After Stripping Pensioners Of Winter Fuel Payments

Rachel Reeves is facing backlash for using taxpayer funds to pay her energy bills while cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners, sparking accusations of hypocrisy and public outrage.

International Business Times UK

Riots push overcrowded prisons to breaking point triggering ‘one in, one out’ measures

In Merseyside – where riots first erupted – there were rumoured to be just two spaces left in the prison system at the weekend

The Independent UK

UK Support Of Ukraine 'Unwavering' Amid Kursk Offensive: Spokeswoman

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's commitment to Ukraine "remains absolutely resolute", his spokesperson said Monday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that UK support "has slowed down recently".

International Business Times

Half of voters think Reform leader Nigel Farage is responsible for riots, poll reveals

The Reform UK leader ranks just behind Tommy Robinson in voters’ attribution of blame for the far-right riots

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

Keir Starmer’s ‘productivity theatre’ and the need for a recognisable Labour brand

Despite securing a stonking majority in the July election, prime minister Keir Starmer’s Labour party still appears to lack a distinct identity. It is a brand under construction. There is still an air of mystery surrounding what Starmer’s Labour represents, apart from “change”, “I’m not Jeremy Corbyn” and “we’re not…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Britain's prisons are an overcrowded disaster zone — this crisis is getting out of control

The emergency measures announced today to ease the prison overcrowding crisis — which will result in suspects being held in police cells across northern England instead of prison — are a direct result of the far-Right riots first triggered by disinformation spread online about the hideous killings of three girls…

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer received £4,000 Taylor Swift tickets in freebies latest

The perks of being an MP, from VIP seats and free clothes to helicopter rides

The Guardian - UK

After the riots, Keir Starmer should tell us the truth about our country. This is why he won’t

The violence exposed racist narratives based on lies. Yet where is the counter-argument, asks Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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The Guardian - UK

Mark Simmons’ ship joke named funniest of Edinburgh fringe

Comedian was in top 10 on three previous occasions – here are this year’s best gags, as voted for by a public panel

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer loses popularity as UK ‘moving in wrong direction’ – new poll

MORE than half of people think the UK is “moving in the wrong direction”, according to a new poll which shows a drop in favourability for Keir…

The Independent UK

More than half of people think Britain is ‘moving in wrong direction’ in blow to Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer’s approval ratings have dropped from plus 7 to 0 but he is still more popular than Rishi Sunak

The Independent UK

Labour ‘incapable of tackling racism and Islamophobia’ amid far-right violence, warns NEC member

Exclusive: Labour’s National Executive Committee member accuses the party of ‘not providing the right solutions’ and criticises the failure to brand recent racist riots as “terrorism”

The Guardian - UK

Labour is fast discovering that Britain needs more than a Band-Aid to restore it to health

The country faces grave and deep-seated problems that only bold – and expensive – policies can address

The Guardian - UK

Public approves response to riots but Starmer’s appeal fades, new poll shows

Most think Labour handled unrest well and agree with pursuit of those inciting racial hatred online

The Guardian - UK

Former Sunak adviser urges Labour to introduce wealth tax on housing

The economist behind the Covid furlough scheme has called for ‘unfair’ council tax and stamp duty to be axed in England

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